Skip to main content

and
  1. Article

    Open Access

    Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for perioperative management of infective endocarditis after COVID-19 with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a case report

    Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare cardiovascular complication in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). IE after COVID-19 can also be complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); ...

    Ken Sawada, Takahiro Kawaji, Koji Yamana in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2024)

  2. No Access

    Article

    Mid-term results of distal anastomosis to the true lumen for chronic type B aortic dissection

    We investigated whether distal anastomosis to the true lumen in open surgical repair of descending aorta for chronic type B aortic dissection improved the long-term outcomes with aortic remodeling. We retrospe...

    Koji Yamana, Yoshiyuki Takami, Wakana Niwa, Kazuki Matsuhashi in Heart and Vessels (2023)

  3. No Access

    Article

    Two-staged surgical treatment for Kommerell diverticulum with a right aortic arch and an aberrant left subclavian artery

    Kommerell diverticulum (KD) is an aneurysm of the orifice of an aberrant subclavian artery (SCA) from the descending aorta or aortic arch. We have performed two-staged surgical strategy for the treatment of KD...

    Atsuo Maekawa, Yoshiyuki Takami, Koji Yamana in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2022)

  4. Article

    Open Access

    Clostridium septicum-infected Stanford type A acute aortic dissection: a case report

    Thoracic aortitis caused by Clostridium septicum is a rare infection with a strong association with malignancy and high mortality rate when left untreated. We report a case of surgical treatment for Stanford type...

    Kiyotoshi Akita, Yoshiyuki Takami, Kazuki Matsuhashi in Surgical Case Reports (2020)